Noise pop innovators the Jesus and Mary Chain have announced a live album. “Sunset 666” is due out August 4th via Fuzz Club Records.
The album was recorded at the Hollywood Palladium in 2018, when the band were opening up a series of shows for Nine Inch Nails; three of the vinyl sides come from the December 15th show, while the fourth side comes from December 11th. Former Belle and Sebastian member Isobel Campbell sings on two of the songs. The 17-song setlist kicks off with the signature tune “Just Like Honey.”
Recorded live at the Hollywood Palladium, LA in 2018, ‘Sunset 666’ is a discography-spanning, 17-track set with tracks from ‘Psychocandy’, ‘Darklands’, ‘Automatic’, ‘Honey’s Dead’, ‘Stoned and Dethroned’, ‘Munki’ and ‘Damage and Joy’
“To be surrounded by that sound was completely electric,” said Campbell in a statement. “I love singing with Jim [Reid]. That time in my life was pretty bleak, and being around the band and their people reignited a spark in me that had been dormant. And I was blown away by William [Reid]. He’s a guitar genius; one of a kind. It feels like we’re all kindred spirits. I can’t think of a band I would rather sing with.”
The band have shared a live version of “Sometimes Always,” from 1994’s “Stoned & Dethroned“, as a single. It features Campbell singing the part originally performed by Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval.
‘Sometimes Always’ feat. Isobel Campbell is taken from the new live album, ‘Sunset 666’, out August 4th 2023 via Fuzz Club Records.
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